While this movie borrows quite a lot from other films or books (both in terms of visual style and story) the final result is decent enough. If one views it as an action film with a bit of sophisticated backstory then it might actually provide some entertainment.
The main flaw of this movie is that it contradicts itself. Throughout the film people show emotion when they are not supposed to, thus making everything hard to believe. Of course all human emotions can not be totally neutralised but an anger outburst such as the one the head of the clerics displays at some point would not be tolerated according to what we see in the film.
And, of course, some scenes being almost identical to some of the Matrix scenes don't help make this film better. All in all, worth renting for an (moderately) entertaining evening. I give it 7 out of 10.
The main flaw of this movie is that it contradicts itself. Throughout the film people show emotion when they are not supposed to, thus making everything hard to believe. Of course all human emotions can not be totally neutralised but an anger outburst such as the one the head of the clerics displays at some point would not be tolerated according to what we see in the film.
And, of course, some scenes being almost identical to some of the Matrix scenes don't help make this film better. All in all, worth renting for an (moderately) entertaining evening. I give it 7 out of 10.